Joyride: A Memoir
Might be the best craft book on writing you will ever read. It’s not written as a craft book, of course; it’s a memoir, and an entertaining one at that. But it is a memoir about how Orlean became a writer ... Orlean is engaging and generous, explaining how she found ideas, honed and reported them, overcame obstacles ... It is the good fortune of the rest of us to be invited along on this ebullient ride.
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There are many highlights ... This down-to-earth leviathan invites you to sit right next to her on her joyride, and even imagine you might take your own version.
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There are many droll stories in Joyride, Ms. Orlean’s high-spirited, exhilarating memoir.
